(01-02-2017 10:45 AM)sneroul the thinker Wrote: Hello a friend recently convinced me to watch star trek but imm not sure where to start. what would you recomend?

Really, it helps to watch the movies, that being the good ones. Watch Star Trek II Wrath of Khan, Star Trek IV The Voyage Home and Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country. These movies give you all the backstory you'll ever need on the Orignal Series.

Pretty much all you need to know about the characters is this: Kirk is awesome, Spock is quiet, McCoy is grumpy (because of Spock), Uhura listens to stuff, Chekov smiles, Sulu says "Aye sir" and bleeps some buttons, and Scotty complains.

Essentially, Revenant is right when it comes to it series wise. The Next Generation had the job of convincing the kids and teenagers of the 80's and 90's to tune in to the show, therefore explaining the backstory of all the important events leading to TNG (the peace with Kligons, the further cold war with the Romulans ect). Once you feel confident, give the three *mentioned* movies a watch.

*Do not* however watch anything else. We all genuinely mean this. Star Trek I The Motion Picture is a piece of crap. Star Trek V has one good scene. One. You can watch Star Trek III, but it's coming right after the awesomeness of Wrath of Khan, and it can't live up as a direct sequel. Also, stay away from the Next Generation movies. They all suck expect for First Contact (Star Trek 8), but even that one is pretty dumb. Star Trek Insurrection is one of the worst movies ever made, EVER, so don't see that one.